LAKE OAHE, S.D. (KELO) — Early in December 2023, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced that fisheries staff had confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Oahe, the 9th largest ...

This story has been corrected regarding the first name of Jake Davis and the reference to Big Stone Lake as the origin of the Minnesota River. Reporter Bob Mercer regrets and apologizes for the errors ...

While not at record levels, walleye numbers in Lake Sakakawea are high going into this year’s open water fishing season. Walleye abundance in Lake Oahe is on par with historic averages but size ...

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department will be stepping up education, prevention and monitoring on the North Dakota portion of Lake Oahe after the discovery of invasive zebra mussels in the popular ...

PIERRE, S.D. - The screen on Tony Dean's sonar showed large, black splotches. One after another, the clouds appeared as Dean moved his boat along the shore of Lake Oahe in search of walleyes. "Those ...

As in other parts of North Dakota, winterkill is a concern in about 20 of the 95 fisheries in the South Central District. Paul Bailey, South Central District fisheries supervisor, North Dakota Game ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - As record amounts of water were flushed through Oahe Dam during the Missouri River flooding last summer, biologists and anglers worried about a repeat of 1997, when hundreds of ...

The continued lack of recreational opportunities on Lake Oahe has piqued the concern of local fishing and conservation groups, who met Saturday to discuss solutions. Members of Bis-Man Reel and Rec.

PIERRE, S.D. - Like Lake Sakakawea, its North Dakota cousin, South Dakota's Lake Oahe is not without issues. Water levels and access are two that will remain as long as the Missouri River reservoirs ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota officials sued the Corps of Engineers on Thursday to stop the agency from reducing the level of Lake Oahe during the rainbow smelt spawn. Recovery of Oahe's ...